POLAR BEAR HARVEST, SEA ICE AND CLIMATE

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION DATA METHODS & RESULTS SUMMARY

REFERENCES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people and agencies for their generous contributions to this project.

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